The Intel Core i9-12900KS Review: The Best of Intel's Alder Lake, and the Hottest
by Gavin Bonshor on July 29, 2022 8:00 AM ESTCPU Benchmark Performance: Encoding and Compression
One of the interesting elements on modern processors is encoding performance. This covers two main areas: encryption/decryption for secure data transfer, and video transcoding from one video format to another.
In the encrypt/decrypt scenario, how data is transferred and by what mechanism is pertinent to on-the-fly encryption of sensitive data - a process by which more modern devices are leaning to for software security.
Video transcoding as a tool to adjust the quality, file size and resolution of a video file has boomed in recent years, such as providing the optimum video for devices before consumption, or for game streamers who are wanting to upload the output from their video camera in real-time. As we move into live 3D video, this task will only get more strenuous, and it turns out that the performance of certain algorithms is a function of the input/output of the content.
We are using DDR5 memory at the following settings:
- DDR5-4800(B) CL40
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In the Encoding and Compression section of our CPU benchmark suite, the Core i9-12900KS was either around the same or performed slightly better than the Core i9-12900K. The Core i9-12900KS was also consistently better than the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D in all encoding tests except in our WinRAR 5.90 benchmark.
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Dante Verizon - Sunday, July 31, 2022 - link
Honestly, iGPU performance seems abnormal.. What's going ontygrus - Sunday, July 31, 2022 - link
What's the avg power or task energy while doing different workloads? eg. Browser/office apps, video playback, video encoding/Transcoding, MT technical.MDD1963 - Monday, August 1, 2022 - link
AT is really on top of reviewing the fastest CPUs within less than 4-5 months of their releases...!!! :/MDD1963 - Monday, August 1, 2022 - link
Doing CPU comparisons with only a 2080Ti is bogus.....(good on ya'll for not using a GTX1060, however!)Alistair - Monday, August 1, 2022 - link
it's fine, just use 720p instead of 1080p, you'll get higher FPS with a 2080 Ti at 720p than a 3090 Ti at 1080pgallon6341 - Saturday, September 17, 2022 - link
In this gen I am very impressed with the i5 12400f.